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House & Garden 
The Colonial exterior follows the rule 
of marking the main entrance at the 
center of the house by a simple porch. 
This is on the residence of Robert J. 
Mix, Esq., at Cranford, N. J. 
On the residence of John W. Banks, 
Esq., at Bridgeport. Conn., the entrance 
becomes a modified porch, roofed in and 
supported by columns and latticed walls 
over which vines clamber 
I N a previous issue, the plan of the 
Colonial house was discussed. This 
article proposes to consider the Colonial 
exterior. 
Any exterior, or elevation, is governed 
by its floor plan, and the most successful 
designs express on their exteriors the gen¬ 
eral arrangement of the interior. 
The Colonial exterior follows this rule 
in marking the main entrance at the center 
of the house by a simple porch, either in the 
form of a roofed projection supported on 
slender columns, or a pilastered frame pro¬ 
jecting but slightly from the face of the 
building. From this must be excepted the 
Southern examples, which are provided 
with a porch across the entire front, or in 
the more pretentious houses with the two 
story portico. All examples, whether in 
the North or South, make the entrance the 
The entrance porch on the residence of 
Williamson T. Carothers, Esq., at Neth- 
erwood, N. J., is a copy of an original 
design. Hollingsworth d : Bragdon, ar¬ 
chitects of all houses on these'pages 
chief architectural feature of the exterior, 
by delicate detail of cornice, leaded glass 
side lights and transoms, fan windows, 
door knockers, and wood or iron balcony 
railings. The entrance porch roof is usually 
gabled, to correspond with the main roof 
of the house. 
In grouping the windows at the right 
and left of the entrance, consideration of 
the one-room treatment on each side has 
been borne in mind. As a result these 
windows, though separated, form one com¬ 
position. This does not mean that they are 
noticeably tied together in pairs, but they 
are arranged to foster the idea of a unit, 
expressing their relationship to each other 
and to the room beyond. An example of 
this is furnished by the house in the lower 
right corner of this page. Where the house 
is small, single windows are used. 
The roof of the Colonial house is gabled, 
or hipped in the case of the larger house; 
and a roof with a break near the top fol¬ 
lowed by a flatter pitch to the ridge, known 
as a gambrel roof, is often constructed 
where dormers are needed for attic win¬ 
dows. These dormers are always small and 
are subordinated to the main roof mass. 
Most roofs were shingled but m^tny brick 
Texture was given the walls of old Colonial homes by the use 
of hand-hewn shingles. This same charm is imparted by them to 
the modern residence of Louis A. Mathey, Esq., Cranford, N. J. 
In grouping the windows at the right and left of the entrance 
consideration, of the one room treatment is born in mind, so 
that these windoivs, although separated, form one composition 
